Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 20:27:59 -0700 From: Demian L'Ecuyer <demian@mok.com> To: Sam Bailey <sbailey@speakeasy.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot to HDD after install Message-ID: <3D7820BF.3060102@mok.com> References: <001201c25425$def27530$7c02380a@sambailey>
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Sam Bailey wrote: > Well, > > I had a problem at first with a SCSI CD-ROM, so I ripped out the CD-Rom and > put in an IDE one. I can now boot from the CD-Rom, but as I complete the > sysinstall, I remove the CD-Rom and reboot, but I get a BOOT DEVICE NOT > FOUND error. I am installing on a 20 GB drive, and I am using the whole > drive for FreeBSD. I am installing 4.6.2, and when I go through fdisk, I do > set the freebsd slice as active. The disk geometry matches that found by > the BIOS. There are two small unused portions, at the beginning and at the > end of the drive, that I am assuming are artifacts of the geometry. I am > also using the automatic settings in the disk label, in order to create the > mount points. Root is only 125 MB, so there should be > no problems with the 1024 cylinder issue. I am also not using a Boot > Manager, as I will only have FreeBSD on the system. > > I am installing on an ASUS P6NP5 Pentium Pro motherboard, with the last bios > update provided by ASUS. Granted the board is old, but the drive is a > fairly new Western Digital 20 GB drive. The BIOS on the board finds the > drive in the HDD detection utility and I have selected "Normal" as opposed > to "LBA" as the geometry type. > > Any suggestions? > > Sam > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Hiya Sam, Have you checked your IDE cables recently? When you start your machine are any of the drive lights red? ( Floopy, CDROM, hard disk ) .. perhaps your bus is confused. Also, do you have master/slave set correctly on your hard-drive CDROM ... Thanatos To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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